Excellent food! It has become a tradition when we visit Arlington
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Woodyard Doll
My favorite stop for their rotisserie chicken and sides.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coleslaw, Half Chicken, French Fries
Walt Nicholson
Delicious and quick.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Autumn Perez
Perfect chicken.. just sometimes the lines are backed to the door ..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
R W
El Pollo Rico nails it where it matters most: the food. The chicken is perfectly seasoned, juicy, and consistently delicious. It's the kind of meal you crave again the moment you’re done eating.
While the service can be hit or miss and the atmosphere is pretty basic, none of that really matters once the food hits the table. You're not coming here for fine dining — you're coming for flavor, and El Pollo Rico delivers in a big way.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Half Chicken, French Fries
Wayne G
Love this place, the chicken is amazing and they are nice and quick. Solid price for a solid meal. Walk up to the online order window if you ordered to speed things up because it can get busy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Half Chicken
M Moore
Very inexpensive, fast (in you order ahead that is) and delicious if Peruvian style chicken is your thing, or cheap lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gian P
Sooo goood
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Am
There's a reason Anthony Bourdain loved this place! This is the best Peruvian chicken in the area, hands down. It's always made fresh to order, and is the most flavorful around. Great prices too, you can't go wrong
Highly recommend! My favorite Peruvian chicken spot. I think best in the area. I always get the quarter white with yucca, white rice, a side of plantains, and an Inca cola.
Parking is easy. They have a free lot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rahwa Asghedom
Unhealthy food, low quality and high prices.Plus, bad customer service.
Ben Schumann
Best pollo a la brasa in the DMV, easily. It's a VA Square institution for a reason!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beans, Fried Plantains
Justin Roth
Fantastic hidden gem for Peruvian spiced chicken that is rotisserie spit roasted over charcoal! The chicken was crispy and flavorful. Make sure to grab some green sauce for some spice!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coleslaw, Beans, Extra Sauce, Quarter Chicken White
Helen Li
Just back from Peru, I’ve been craving Peruvian food—and I never expected to find something this good. Tucked away in an alley, the spot has a surprisingly spacious parking lot and dine-in area. The aroma was divine, and with a long line forming for the chicken, I knew I was in for the right kind of experience.
The menu is small and focused, offering chicken with sides in generous portions. The seasoning was perfectly balanced and bursting with flavor. The fries were crisp and spot-on. To top it off, they even had Inca Kola! In Peru, I learned it’s actually more popular than Coca-Cola—which is why Coca-Cola ended up buying the brand.
My favorite place in the DMV
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food! It has become a tradition when we visit Arlington
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
My favorite stop for their rotisserie chicken and sides.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coleslaw, Half Chicken, French Fries
Delicious and quick.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perfect chicken.. just sometimes the lines are backed to the door ..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
El Pollo Rico nails it where it matters most: the food. The chicken is perfectly seasoned, juicy, and consistently delicious. It's the kind of meal you crave again the moment you’re done eating.
While the service can be hit or miss and the atmosphere is pretty basic, none of that really matters once the food hits the table. You're not coming here for fine dining — you're coming for flavor, and El Pollo Rico delivers in a big way.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Half Chicken, French Fries
Love this place, the chicken is amazing and they are nice and quick. Solid price for a solid meal. Walk up to the online order window if you ordered to speed things up because it can get busy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Half Chicken
Very inexpensive, fast (in you order ahead that is) and delicious if Peruvian style chicken is your thing, or cheap lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sooo goood
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There's a reason Anthony Bourdain loved this place!
This is the best Peruvian chicken in the area, hands down. It's always made fresh to order, and is the most flavorful around. Great prices too, you can't go wrong
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Chicken, Beans, Fried Plantains
Restaurantji Recommends
Highly recommend! My favorite Peruvian chicken spot. I think best in the area. I always get the quarter white with yucca, white rice, a side of plantains, and an Inca cola.
Parking is easy. They have a free lot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Unhealthy food, low quality and high prices.Plus, bad customer service.
Best pollo a la brasa in the DMV, easily. It's a VA Square institution for a reason!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beans, Fried Plantains
Fantastic hidden gem for Peruvian spiced chicken that is rotisserie spit roasted over charcoal! The chicken was crispy and flavorful. Make sure to grab some green sauce for some spice!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coleslaw, Beans, Extra Sauce, Quarter Chicken White
Just back from Peru, I’ve been craving Peruvian food—and I never expected to find something this good. Tucked away in an alley, the spot has a surprisingly spacious parking lot and dine-in area. The aroma was divine, and with a long line forming for the chicken, I knew I was in for the right kind of experience.
The menu is small and focused, offering chicken with sides in generous portions. The seasoning was perfectly balanced and bursting with flavor. The fries were crisp and spot-on. To top it off, they even had Inca Kola! In Peru, I learned it’s actually more popular than Coca-Cola—which is why Coca-Cola ended up buying the brand.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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